http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com South Miami-Dade 60 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:59:40 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/more-info/story/471380.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/more-info/story/471380.html Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:56 EDT <b>Your editor: </b> Donna Gehrke, <a href="mailto:dgehrke@MiamiHerald.com">dgehrke@MiamiHerald.com</a>, 305-671-4343 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338960.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338960.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Should he stay or go?<p/> The future of City Manager Mike Shehadeh at the city's helm will be the main issue that Homestead's City Council will discuss 7 p.m. Monday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338958.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338958.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST GOULDS | A thief stole a 2009 Mercedes-Benz from the 22900 block of Southwest 107th Avenue between 5 and 9:30 p.m. Nov. 4. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1332975.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1332975.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Putting on my tennis shoes, I left the house ready for a three-mile senior ``fast walk.'' I hoped the rain would stay at a drizzle. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333040.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333040.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Andre Herrera attended Homestead's 48th annual Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday to pay tribute to military veterans, including his father, Sergio, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333050.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333050.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Homestead's new City Council on Tuesday night unanimously passed a moratorium on any activity relating to the new City Hall until it gets a report about the project from acting city manager Randy Chong. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333046.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333046.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Wings over Homestead Air Show was spectacular in every way.<p/> Although the base had not hosted an air show for 17 years, this year's show was extremely well organized. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1332972.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1332972.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST More than 230 art supporters attended the fifth annual Quest for Peace Exhibition held recently at the Miami Dade College Kendall campus gallery. The event celebrated 13 award-winning art students who were honored for their achievements. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338960.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338960.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Should he stay or go?<p/> The future of City Manager Mike Shehadeh at the city's helm will be the main issue that Homestead's City Council will discuss 7 p.m. Monday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338958.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338958.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST GOULDS | A thief stole a 2009 Mercedes-Benz from the 22900 block of Southwest 107th Avenue between 5 and 9:30 p.m. Nov. 4. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1332975.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1332975.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Putting on my tennis shoes, I left the house ready for a three-mile senior ``fast walk.'' I hoped the rain would stay at a drizzle. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333040.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333040.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Andre Herrera attended Homestead's 48th annual Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday to pay tribute to military veterans, including his father, Sergio, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333050.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333050.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Homestead's new City Council on Tuesday night unanimously passed a moratorium on any activity relating to the new City Hall until it gets a report about the project from acting city manager Randy Chong. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333046.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333046.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Wings over Homestead Air Show was spectacular in every way.<p/> Although the base had not hosted an air show for 17 years, this year's show was extremely well organized. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1332972.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1332972.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST More than 230 art supporters attended the fifth annual Quest for Peace Exhibition held recently at the Miami Dade College Kendall campus gallery. The event celebrated 13 award-winning art students who were honored for their achievements. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333049.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333049.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST GOULDS PARK AREA | A thief stole a radio and a purse after breaking a door lock on a 1992 Honda Civic at the corner of Southwest 218th Street and U.S. 1 between midnight and 2:30 a.m. Nov. 7. The items were valued at $150. Damage was estimated at $100. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333051.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333051.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Bal Harbour Police Chief Thomas Hunker traded the village streets for the hallways of Young Men's Academy for Academic and Civic Development at MacArthur South in Naranja. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327394.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327394.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00 EST By 10:30 a.m., Jacob Montoya had seen four F-16 jets fly in formation and make loops in the sky.<p/> Now, the 10-year-old from Homestead waited patiently in line to climb into the cockpit of the WC-130 Hercules, a U.S. Air Force plane that hurricane hunters use during missions to determine whether hurricanes are brewing. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327393.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327393.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's a no-brainer. Real Men watch football, grill hamburgers -- and read.<p/> On Friday, a group of Real Men will come to Homestead Middle School armed with books and life stories. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327392.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327392.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00 EST CASTELLOW HAMMOCK PARK AREA | A thief drove with a 2009 Toyota Camry in the 22500 block of Southwest 187th Avenue between 9 and 11:30 p.m. Oct. 21. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1322709.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1322709.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:17 EST As the F-15 Eagle roared out of a barrel roll and climbed toward the sun, Alvaro Ramos craned his neck and spilled his beer onto the tarmac.<p/> Ramos, a former pilot in the Colombian air force, traveled from Naples to join the thousands at this weekend's Wings Over Homestead air show -- the first of its kind in almost two decades. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321273.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321273.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A new mayor, vice mayor and three new council members took their places Wednesday night inside the standing-room only council chambers -- 24 hours after voters ousted four incumbents including the city's first woman mayor. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321238.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321238.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Sitting on the patio in the early hours of the morning is one of life's pleasures. The sun's rays are warming the canal at the yard's end and all kinds of birds -- egrets, ibises, gallinules, ducks, bitterns, mockingbirds -- offer cheerful songs and chatter. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321239.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321239.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Downtown Homestead will be ground zero for school bands, soldiers and veterans, who will march Wednesday in this year's 48th annual Veterans' Day Parade. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321271.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321271.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST the kind that actually fly -- are back in the Everglades National Park for the cold season.<p/> So as a treat to honor America's service men and women, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is offering free admission to national parks and other federal areas Wednesday on Veterans' Day. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321270.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321270.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST After two years of not being heard at City Council meetings, the residents of Homestead have been heard at the polls.<p/> Not to take anything away from the newly elected City Council members -- signs, mailers, phone calls, forums and knocking on doors -- Tuesday's election was a rocking referendum on the recalcitrant members of our council who would ``block vote'' every major issue and rebuff any opinion from the public to the contrary. All four were expelled! http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321274.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321274.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST NARANJA | A thief drove off with a 1990 Honda Civic in the 13800 block of Southwest 270th Street between 7 and 8 a.m. Oct. 26. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321262.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321262.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A blimp naval station on land west of what is now the Florida Turnpike. Air fields further south. Troops training -- South Dade was filled with military activities during World War II. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338959.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338959.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Racing fans will be out in full force in Homestead this weekend to watch a trio of series finale races that will determine NASCAR's newest champions. http://www.miamiherald.com/1033/story/1301613.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1033/story/1301613.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:27 EDT With Haiti poised to enjoy the economic benefits of long-elusive stability, foreign diplomats are scrambling behind the scenes to keep it all from unraveling as several lawmakers demand the ouster of the country's prime minister. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338959.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338959.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Racing fans will be out in full force in Homestead this weekend to watch a trio of series finale races that will determine NASCAR's newest champions. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1338951.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1338951.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As President Barack Obama and Congress grapple with reforming healthcare, a doctor with a practice in Pinecrest adds his voice to the debate through town hall-style meetings, including the MillionMedMarch of physicians Saturday on the steps of Miami's Freedom Tower in downtown Miami. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1338949.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1338949.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST At least 10 Pinecrest residents will turn 90 in coming weeks, and the village wants to help them celebrate the milestone with a luncheon at Pinecrest Gardens. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1338948.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1338948.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST PINECREST | A burglar kicked in the door of an apartment in the 6900 block of Southwest 88th Street and stole a Seiko watch, a laptop computer, two calculators, a visor and a backpack together valued at $1,670 between 12:45 and 6 p.m. Oct. 31. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1338952.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1338952.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Not many get the opportunity to go to other countries to teach.<p/> That is why Isabelle Camille, a chemistry and biology teacher of Coral Reef High, jumped at the chance to become part of the Fulbright Program, an international exchange program. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1332975.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1332975.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Putting on my tennis shoes, I left the house ready for a three-mile senior ``fast walk.'' I hoped the rain would stay at a drizzle. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1339032.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1339032.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST TAMIAMI PARK AREA | A thief stole $100, keys, a purse, a wallet, a bag and other items from a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta in the 13300 block of Southwest First Street between 1 and 11:30 p.m. Oct. 31. The items were valued at $1,124. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1338952.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1338952.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Not many get the opportunity to go to other countries to teach.<p/> That is why Isabelle Camille, a chemistry and biology teacher of Coral Reef High, jumped at the chance to become part of the Fulbright Program, an international exchange program. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1333039.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1333039.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As students from Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School packed into the C-SPAN Civics Bus, Edgar Cordero quietly found a seat on the floor.<p/> He remained that way until a C-SPAN representative asked, ``Who here watches C-SPAN?'' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1332972.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1332972.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST More than 230 art supporters attended the fifth annual Quest for Peace Exhibition held recently at the Miami Dade College Kendall campus gallery. The event celebrated 13 award-winning art students who were honored for their achievements. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1333037.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/east-kendall/story/1333037.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST TAMIAMI PARK AREA | A thief stole a wallet after breaking a window on a 2002 Ford Explorer in the 500 block of Southwest 127th Avenue between 3:30 and 5 p.m. Nov. 4. The wallet was valued at $100. Damage was estimated at $200. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/1332972.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/1332972.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST More than 230 art supporters attended the fifth annual Quest for Peace Exhibition held recently at the Miami Dade College Kendall campus gallery. The event celebrated 13 award-winning art students who were honored for their achievements. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/1319509.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/1319509.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For the students of Felix Varela Senior's veterinary science magnet program, caring for injured dogs, feeding goats and even tending to the occasional pig is all in a day's schoolwork. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/1309302.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/1309302.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Dreaming to make a difference is what Liliam M. Lopez has always tried to do. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/1303639.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/1303639.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT `How many people have to die from drinking and using drugs before we realize it is not cool?'' asked Peggy Sapp, president and CEO of Informed Families and volunteer president of the National Family Partnership. The 24th annual Red Ribbon Week is continuing through Saturday and organizers hope they can change lives hurt by alcohol and drug abuse. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/1286928.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/west-kendall/story/1286928.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Agrapefruit tree was placed on top of the new 3,000-square-foot Marian and Robert Fewell Gallery built in what was once a parking lot behind the historic Old Police and Fire Station in Coral Gables. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333049.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333049.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST GOULDS PARK AREA | A thief stole a radio and a purse after breaking a door lock on a 1992 Honda Civic at the corner of Southwest 218th Street and U.S. 1 between midnight and 2:30 a.m. Nov. 7. The items were valued at $150. Damage was estimated at $100. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333051.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1333051.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Bal Harbour Police Chief Thomas Hunker traded the village streets for the hallways of Young Men's Academy for Academic and Civic Development at MacArthur South in Naranja. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327394.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327394.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00 EST By 10:30 a.m., Jacob Montoya had seen four F-16 jets fly in formation and make loops in the sky.<p/> Now, the 10-year-old from Homestead waited patiently in line to climb into the cockpit of the WC-130 Hercules, a U.S. Air Force plane that hurricane hunters use during missions to determine whether hurricanes are brewing. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327393.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327393.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's a no-brainer. Real Men watch football, grill hamburgers -- and read.<p/> On Friday, a group of Real Men will come to Homestead Middle School armed with books and life stories. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327392.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1327392.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00 EST CASTELLOW HAMMOCK PARK AREA | A thief drove with a 2009 Toyota Camry in the 22500 block of Southwest 187th Avenue between 9 and 11:30 p.m. Oct. 21. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1322709.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1322709.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:17 EST As the F-15 Eagle roared out of a barrel roll and climbed toward the sun, Alvaro Ramos craned his neck and spilled his beer onto the tarmac.<p/> Ramos, a former pilot in the Colombian air force, traveled from Naples to join the thousands at this weekend's Wings Over Homestead air show -- the first of its kind in almost two decades. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321273.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321273.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A new mayor, vice mayor and three new council members took their places Wednesday night inside the standing-room only council chambers -- 24 hours after voters ousted four incumbents including the city's first woman mayor. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321238.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321238.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Sitting on the patio in the early hours of the morning is one of life's pleasures. The sun's rays are warming the canal at the yard's end and all kinds of birds -- egrets, ibises, gallinules, ducks, bitterns, mockingbirds -- offer cheerful songs and chatter. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321239.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321239.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Downtown Homestead will be ground zero for school bands, soldiers and veterans, who will march Wednesday in this year's 48th annual Veterans' Day Parade. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321271.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321271.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST the kind that actually fly -- are back in the Everglades National Park for the cold season.<p/> So as a treat to honor America's service men and women, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is offering free admission to national parks and other federal areas Wednesday on Veterans' Day. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321270.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321270.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST After two years of not being heard at City Council meetings, the residents of Homestead have been heard at the polls.<p/> Not to take anything away from the newly elected City Council members -- signs, mailers, phone calls, forums and knocking on doors -- Tuesday's election was a rocking referendum on the recalcitrant members of our council who would ``block vote'' every major issue and rebuff any opinion from the public to the contrary. All four were expelled! http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321274.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321274.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST NARANJA | A thief drove off with a 1990 Honda Civic in the 13800 block of Southwest 270th Street between 7 and 8 a.m. Oct. 26. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321262.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1321262.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A blimp naval station on land west of what is now the Florida Turnpike. Air fields further south. Troops training -- South Dade was filled with military activities during World War II. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1319232.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1319232.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST One of Miami-Dade's oldest events -- the Veterans' Day parade in downtown Homestead -- will take place Wednesday without the two groups that have been fighting over last year's flying of a Confederate battle flag. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1319233.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1319233.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When some think about the old Homestead Air Force Base they talk about how Hurricane Andrew destroyed it in 1992.<p/> Two presidents, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, weighed in on the need to rebuild it -- and it was as an Air Force reserve base. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1317144.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1317144.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:43 EST Blame it on higher taxes, the brouhaha over a rebel flag, big-ticket items, even dissent at council meetings.<p/> Homestead voters swept four of five incumbents out of City Hall Tuesday -- handing Mayor Lynda Bell and her political slate a stunning defeat. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1315000.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1315000.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST REDLAND<p/> A burglar stole a push lawn mower, a tractor lawn mower and a water pump from a storage room at an abandoned house in the 21400 block of Southwest 232nd Street after cutting a lock on a chain between 10 and 10:30 a.m. Oct. 20. The items were valued at $2,875. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338959.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338959.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Racing fans will be out in full force in Homestead this weekend to watch a trio of series finale races that will determine NASCAR's newest champions. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338960.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338960.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Should he stay or go?<p/> The future of City Manager Mike Shehadeh at the city's helm will be the main issue that Homestead's City Council will discuss 7 p.m. Monday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338958.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1338958.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST GOULDS | A thief stole a 2009 Mercedes-Benz from the 22900 block of Southwest 107th Avenue between 5 and 9:30 p.m. Nov. 4.